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Meaning of Bedbug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ

Definitions

A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.
Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

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العربية البقّة بق

Azərbaycanca taxtabiti

བོད་སྐད འདྲེ་ཤིག

Bosanski kore pijat rep stenica stenice stjenica стеница стјеница

Català xinxa

Čeština štěnice

Dansk væggelus

Deutsch Bettwanze Hauswanze Wandlaus Wanze

Ελληνικά κοριός

Esperanto cimo

Español chinche chinche de cama

Eesti voodilutikas

Euskara zimitz

Suomi lude lutikka seinälude

Français punaise punaise de lit punaise des lits

Gaeilge míol leapa

Gàidhlig bògas na h-oidhche

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻuku lio

עברית פשפש

हिन्दी खटमल

Hrvatski kore pijat rep stenica stenice stjenica стеница стјеница

Magyar ágyi poloska poloska

Հայերեն փայտոջիլ

Bahasa Indonesia bangsat kepinding kutu busuk pijat pijat-pijat tinggi

Italiano cimice cimice da letto cimice dei letti

日本語南京虫床虫床虱

ქართული ბაღლინჯო

ខ្មែរ សង្កើច

한국어 빈대

Kurdî kore Kore rep rep

Кыргызча кантала

Latina cimex

Lietuvių patalinė blakė

Latviešu blakts

Македонски тавтабита

മലയാളം മൂട്ട

Монгол бясаа

Bahasa Melayu pijat pijat-pijat

Malti baqq

Nederlands bedwants wandluis

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖਟਮਲ

Polski bździągwa pluskwa

Português percevejo

Română ploșniță

Русский клоп посте́льный клоп

Slovenščina stenica

Shqip kore

Српски kore pijat rep stenica stenice stjenica стеница стјеница

Svenska panka skäkta vägglus

Kiswahili kunguni

தமிழ் மூட்டைப் பூச்சி

తెలుగు నల్లి

ไทย เรือด

Tagalog surot

Türkçe tahtakurusu

اردو کھٹمل

Tiếng Việt rệp

Examples

“Fiona rapidly discovered that the hotel was infested with bedbugs.”

“In Morocco, love philtres are composed of yolk of egg and bedbugs.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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